The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05
LOCAL ITEMS.


The skating pavilion is to be open fol
skating next week.
The Salvation Army meetings are dis
continued for the present.
A locked mail is now made up at this
office, for watervlle, every afternoon.
Dry and Green Hard Wood taken in ex
change for dry goods at Robinson s
Halls.
The Clothing and Tailoring stores vii
close every evening except Saturday al
7.30 o'clock until April LIST.
Miss S. Belle Clark of Carratunk, Is
spending few weeks with her friend
Miss Nettie Bean in this village.
Representatives elect S. ]. Walton, c.
A. Harrington and c. Ii Jones took the
train here for Augusta Tuesday morning
Prof G. A. Joy arrived in town Oh
Thursday evening last, and on Saturday
evening gave New Year ball at Fair
grieve's hall.
Considerable increase is already notice.
able in the amount of daylight furnished
us, the after part of the day being some
fifteen minutes longer
Mr.. r. w. Brown shipped a carload of
fine cattle from this station Monday last.
He has word to say to farmers in our
1o,;oult,rol column nayt ,yank
A watch meeting was held at the Meth
odst yestry on Friday evening last. 9th
ers are reported to have occurred in diff
ferent parts of the place.
Mr.. G. S. Hill, who until recently was
part owner in the promising young stal
lion "Pickpocket" has by purchase the
past week become sole owner.
Mr.. Lewis C. Hobart, son of j. W. Ho-
bart of East Madison has been at home
from Minneapolis MINI. for Il week and
returned Monday last He says business
is booming there.
Mr.. NJ. j. Allen of this place manufact-
ures above 5000 woods for rivermans
pick hand spikes, 5000 are handled BY
A. G. Blunt, the others by other parties
in and out of the State.
1t will be seen by one looking over our
advertising columns that +. A. Noble has
leased the Elm Street Studio and is pre-
pared to do good work in the photograph
ic line. Give him call. Il
The fine french plate mirror in carved
oak frame that has been on exhibition iat
the Portland Art Store, is to be awarded
to the one guessing the nearest to itsI
weight Guesses at 20 cts. each.
The Primary and intermediate schools
with the exception of the 1ntermedat
on the north side commence in the vihage |
district Monday next. Miss PolArs
school will commence the oath inst.
grand entertainment, fair and sapEr |
is to be given at Sawtelle Hall, So. Nor
ridgewock on Tuesday evening off next
week, the 18th inst, the proceeds 70 be
devoted to repairing the Eaton School
building.
Engineer Tower is to be at Madison
again soon to make further examination
of Norridgewock falls. He was not'at-
isfled with the examination mads when
there before and will make a thoNlgh |
one this time.
The Skowhegan band, at itsSrguar
meeting on Monday evening elftd the
following officers for the ensuing quar-
ter: Geo. Wyman, secretary; Fred
Head, treasurer; f. p. SpauldiI h Ieader
and business manager.
We understand that the npnIer of
Skowhegan merchants is to be srreased
soon, the store at No 43 Water Strct hay
ing been leased for a term of ydhr to par
ties down river The stock VII consist
of fancy and toilet articles, ct9
Through the courtesy of S@An Agt.
Eaton we give our readers tf 'rincipal
changes in the passenger ttf ion the
Maine Central Railroad fromfSb whegan
to other points Bangor, Ikvjton and
Auburn, 20 cts; Danville Ju1$, 20 cts;
Belfast, Bath and Brunswice Its each.
The Womens Relief Cprf ill give a
supper Friday evening the, inst. on
the occasion of installation 1 Ulcers and
all members are requcsf contribute
to the furnishing of TT $. The in
stallation will occur afternoon.
Members of the Rus Ust and their
wives are invited to IL PEI +.
We have had consid told weather
recently, but as long 1 thermometer
registered only 20 deg pc low, we were
mum. Yesterday (Nal morning,
however, it silently dr6 10 80 below,
some saying &c. and W. it high time
attention was called tehd matter, and
e.b scc.a,seaO,. eet {. Q 49,
The picture and frame to be given away
at the Portland Art Studio to the shrcwd
est guesser, was awarded on Saturday ev-
ening last to Mr.. John Ware The corn
was shelled and numbered l34o kernels,
and his guess was 1850. The guessing
ranged from 800 to 5000, the most of
them ranging from 400 to 1900.
Miss Flora N. McCrllis, a most estima-
mable young lady of this place, was uni
ted in marriage on Tuesday morning of
this week to Mr.. Chas. p. Pond of Nor
wood, Mass. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. j. II. Little of the Uni
versalist society, and the happy couple
departed on the morning train for their
new home in the native town of the